Chapter 12-13

Question 1

Controllable risk factors for CVD

Answer 1

• high BP
• fat and cholesterol levels
• cigarette smoking
• physical activity

Question 2

CVD is uncontrollable

Answer 2

• heredity
• age
• sex and ethnicity- first nations, inuits, africans and south asian

Question 3

Risks for cancer

Answer 3

• lifestyle
• smoking
• obesity
• biological factors
• occupation
• environment
• chemicals in food

Question 4

food additive

Answer 4

sodium nitrate/nitrosamine

Question 5

Infectious disease

Answer 5

infections are thought to influence cancer development in several ways, most commonly through chronic inflammation, suppression of the immune system, or chromic stimulation

Question 6

Seven cancer signs CAUTION

Answer 6

Changes in bowel movement
A sore that does not heal
Unusual bleeding or discharge
Thickening or lump in breast or elsewhere
Indigestion or difficulty in swallowing 
Obvious change in wart or mole
Nagging cough or hoarseness

Question 7

Tuberculosis (TB)

Answer 7

disease caused by bacterial infiltration of the respiratory sytem

Question 8

Measles

Answer 8

viral disease that produces symptoms including an itchy rash and a high fever

Question 9

Colorectal cancer

Answer 9

second leading cause of cancer death in men and women

Question 10

prostate cancer

Answer 10

most frequently occurring cancer in men

Question 11

Ovarian cancer

Answer 11

silent killer

Question 12

Triad of Disease

Answer 12

hospitable environment
agent infectivity
host susceptibility

Question 13

hospitable environment

Answer 13

temp
moisture
light

Question 14

agent infectivity

Answer 14

virulence
ability to breach body defences
unique pathogen characteristics

Question 15

host susceptibility

Answer 15

genetics
smoking
age
diabetes
lack of sleep 
stress 
hiv or aids 
chemo

Question 16

Routes of invasion

Answer 16

direct contact
autoinoculate 
airborne
food borne
animal borne

Question 17

Body defences

Answer 17

• skin
• enzymes
• fever
• lining of the body
• immune system

Question 18

STIs

Answer 18

bacterial chlamydia
gonnorhea
syphilis

Question 19

Non infectious diseases

Answer 19

asthma
bronchitis
seizures
arthritis
diabetes

Question 20

primary syphilis

Answer 20

development of chancre sore on penis and inner vaginal wall/cervix

Question 21

secondary syphilis

Answer 21

sore disappears, rash or white patches on the skin or mucous membrane of the mouth, troat, genitals

Question 22

latent syphillis

Answer 22

spirochetes begin to invade body organs after the secondary stage
-production of infectious lesions

Question 23

late syphillis

Answer 23

heart damage, CNS damage, blindness, deafness, paralysis, insanity